The Gruffalo and Friends Colouring Competition

Celebrate 25 years of The Gruffalo with us in 2024

Win £50 of goodies every month with our colouring competition

We love The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler here at Explore Essex and why, didn’t you know? He is celebrating his 25th birthday in 2024!

We're kicking off our celebrations with a Gruffalo and Friends Colouring Competition, so get your colouring pencils at the ready, set, go!

To enter

To enter all you need to do is:

Choose a colouring sheet, print it out and get colouring (or pick up a colouring sheet from Thorndon and Weald Country Parks home of The Gruffalo and Stick Man trails - available from February half term).

You may choose to read the book and match the colours for a realistic look or experiment and try out something new. Perhaps you'd like to give the Gruffalo some splendid celebratory spots or stripes! Whatever colours and patterns you choose, we can’t wait to see your creations.

When your child's masterpiece is ready simply take a photo of it and email it to: explore.essex@essex.gov.uk to enter the prize draw. Please title your email: Gruffalo Comp.

You might also like to . . .

Once you've entered your sheet online, you can also hand it to the cafes at Weald or Thorndon Country Parks, for display on one of our Gruftastic boards.

The Gruffalo book, puzzle, character and cup
Example prize bundle

Winners . . .

We’ll choose a winner at random from the entries emailed in every month from the end of February until the end of August 2024. Winners will be contacted by email, and the winning entries will be shared on Explore Essex and Country Park social media channels each month.

Prizes include different bundles of Gruffalo goodies each worth a minimum of £50.

Read the full terms and conditions below.

Plan your visit to The Gruffalo trail officially licensed by Magic Light Pictures at Thorndon Country Park.

You might also like the official Stick Man sculpture trail at Weald Country Park.

Easter Forest School featuring The Gruffalo

You might also like to book a space at our very special Easter Forest School sessions taking place at Thorndon Country Park on Wednesday 3 and 10 April - as part of our Gruffalo birthday celebrations!

Easter Forest School featuring The Gruffalo.

The Gruffalo and friends illustration on a bright orange background

Download The Gruffalo and friends colouring sheets.

Terms and Conditions

Explore Essex Prize Draw Full Terms and Conditions

1. This prize draw is organised by Explore Essex, part of Essex County Council (ECC), County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1QH.

2. By entering the prize draw, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions.

3. Prize draw entry is free and no purchase is necessary to enter the competition.

4. One winner will be selected at random every month from February to and including August 2024.

5. ECC accepts no responsibility for entries not received for whatever reason. ECC will not accept:

(a) responsibility for competition entries that are lost, mislaid, damaged or delayed in transit, regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any postal failure, equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind; or

(b) proof of posting or transmission as proof of receipt of entry to the competition.

ELIGIBILITY

6. Entrants must be UK residents and aged 18 years (parents can enter on behalf of their child).

7. Ideally physical prizes should be collected from the closest participating Essex Country Park such as Thorndon or Weald or Cressing Temple Barns where possible.

8. Competitions are not open to Explore Essex employees, or to any immediate family of those employees.

9. In entering the competition, entrants confirm that they are eligible to do so and eligible to claim the prize. ECC may require proof of eligibility.

10. Prize draw entries that are not submitted in accordance with:

  • these terms and conditions; and
  • the advertised competition entry procedure

will be automatically disqualified.

11. ECC will not accept competition entries that are:

(a) automatically generated by computer;

(b) completed by third parties or in bulk;

(c) illegible, have been altered, reconstructed, forged or tampered with;

(d) incomplete.

12. There is no limit of entries per entrant.

13. ECC reserves all rights to disqualify any competition entry where:

(a) the entrant’s conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the prize competition;

(b) the entrant uses false information; or

(c) it has reasonable grounds to believe that the entrant has breached any of these terms and conditions.

14. ECC reserves the right to implement any age requirements or any other eligibility criteria where necessary.

THE PRIZE

15. There is one prize for each winner and each winner will receive a prize to the same value.

16. No cash alternative is available. ECC reserve the right to substitute the advertised prize for another of equal or greater value should the original prize become unavailable.

17. The prize is not negotiable or transferable.

CLAIMING THE PRIZE

18. Winners will be notified of their win via an email.

19. Winners must claim the prize within 7 working days of the date of the notification email.

20. If a prize is not claimed within 7 days, the winner will be disqualified, and an alternative winner will be selected at random from the correct entries that were received.

21. ECC reserves the right to re-draw the prize if the winner cannot be contacted within 7 working days or the notification email is returned as undeliverable.

22.The prize may not be claimed by a third party on winner’s behalf.

23. ECC does not accept any responsibility if the prize is not claimed within the specified time limit or the winner is not able to take up the prize.

Liability

24. Insofar as is permitted by law, ECC, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage , personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by the negligence of ECC, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.

Data Protection and Publicity

25. ECC will only process your personal information as set out at https://www.essex.gov.uk/privacy-notices/Pages/Default.aspx.

26. In the event that you win this competition and accept the prize, you agree to:

(a) grant ECC the right to use your name, entry and likeness for advertising and publicity purposes without additional compensation; and

(b) the use of any photographs or video footage to be featured on ECC’s web pages or social media sites.

27. Entrants will only be contacted regarding the specific competition they have entered.

GENERAL

28. If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions, ECC may, at its sole discretion, reserve the right to exclude any entrant from participating in the competition.

29. ECC reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend the competition where it becomes necessary to do so.

30. The Promoter claims rights to the photograph

31. In the event of any dispute regarding the competition, the final decision of ECC shall be final and binding and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.

32. These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law, and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.